I’m getting close to my four year anniversary at KQED. In January 2019 I began my work in the KQED Education Department as the manager of online learning. Soon after that I was promoted to manage the PBS Media Literacy Educator Certification by KQED. I’ve really enjoyed having this dual role of both leading our …
I’m excited to be co-leading two free online workshops for teachers on how to spot misinformation and teach your students to do the same on October 26 and 27. Check out the details and sign up links below. Fight Misinformation and Check Facts Like a Pro October 26, 4-5pm PDT Online workshop; for grade K-12 …
At the end of July, KQED Education hosted about 90 folks for our “Educator Summer Media Making Day”, our first in-person teacher professional development day at our renewed headquarters. Welcoming a crowd of teachers into our building was a thrill for all of us as well as the participants. There will be more official reports …
This past weekend I attended the National Association for Media Literacy Education (NAMLE) virtual conference as a speaker and participant, along with 500+ other smart and fascinating folks. NAMLE is the place to be if you work in the field of media literacy pedagogy, and I was so pleased I got to attend my first …
After two and a half years of the pandemic, I was so excited to go to my first real education conference for KQED, the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) in New Orleans, Louisiana at the end of June. ISTE is one of the largest edtech conventions in the country, bringing together industry leaders, …
The National Association for Media Literacy Education (NAMLE) has selected the PBS Media Literacy Educator Certification by KQED for the 2022 Media Literate Media Award. This award recognizes outstanding contributions to media literacy made by media professionals with national reach. Past winners of this award include Bill Moyers, Snopes.com, On the Media/WNYC and PBS News Hour Student Reporting Labs. …
It’s been a pretty epic June at KQED for me and the rest of the KQED teacher professional learning team. It kicked off with the public launch of the brand new KQED Teach! As I mentioned last month, we’ve been seriously in need of an upgrade to our learning management system that houses our online …
It’s been an exciting past few weeks in my professional life, so I’m glad to take a few moments to reflect on the work we’ve done. Led Our First Teacher Meetup in the New KQED! On April 16, I was delighted to lead the final meetup of the 2022 Bay Area Media Literacy PLC, a …
Thirteen years ago I was a new educator at Global Kids in New York City. I was co-leading an ambitious virtual summer camp called “I Dig Zambia” in collaboration with the Field Museum of Chicago. Along with all the challenges of putting on a science camp with 20+ students in two locations, I had been …
“Hi, my name is Maya. I go to school in the Richmond and I love badminton!” The “North Star” of our education department is to “elevate diverse youth voices.” As a diverse team, we operationalize this goal through a number of different strategies. My job as the manager of online learning is focused on supporting …